Melbourne City have claimed a late 2-1 win over Japan's Machida Zelvia after substitute Andrew Nabbout struck deep into stoppage time to earn the Australians a second consecutive last-gasp win in the Asian Champions League Elite.

Nabbout pounced to score via the underside of the crossbar in the 94th minute to earn Aurelio Vidmar's team back-to-back wins after beating Thailand's Buriram United with a late goal in the previous round of league phase fixtures.

In Thailand Buriram United bounced back with victory over Kevin Muscat's Shanghai Port aided by a goal from former Melbourne City defender Curtis Good.

"So proud of the team," said City goalkeeper Patrick Beach, who made a string of saves against Machida before Nabbout's late goal.

"We dug deep and we believed. We're a very believing

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